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Saturday, 7 December 2013

If you're planning a visit to Tuscany during the popular spring and summer seasons, you no doubt know that in some areas heat can be a problem. When it's hot, a good place to stay in Tuscany in the cool Chianti hills is Casa Mezzuola, due both to its high altitude, which guarantees cool breezes almost every day, and its beautiful swimming pool. This agriturismo was once a tiny "borgo", a hamlet clustered around a tower that was later converted into a farmhouse. Some of the architectural elements date back to the 12 C, when the tower was an outlying watch tower for the Castello di Montefioralle, across the valley from Mezzuola. This agriturismo is located on the upper slopes the Val di Greve, in the middle of the Chianti Classico wine zone between Florence and Siena.

Casa Mezzuola - a good place to stay in Tuscany in the cool Chianti hills.

Casa Mezzuola offers three self-catering vacation apartments located in the various former farm buildings. They accommodate two people each, and one of them has the possibility of sleeping an additional two persons. They are imaginatively furnished in Tuscan country style, each has an private outdoor garden and sitting area and all have access to the swimming pool. There is a reasonable WiFi signal and the Chianti market town of Greve in Chianti is about 3 km away along country roads. If you won't have a car, the owner will pick you up from the bus stop in Greve. Central Florence is one hour away by comfortable bus.

The swimming pool at Casa Mezzuola, near Greve in Chianti, Tuscany

Casa Mezzuola is an owner-direct Tuscan vacation rental - you are dealing directly with the owner so there are no agency fees and he will answer any questions you might have before booking.

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I began academic life as a biologist with an intense interest in anatomy. Through my skill as a scientific illustrator, I moved more and more towards the study of art history and finally of all aspects of the history of art and architecture in Tuscany and Umbria. This was the 'eureka moment' - history became my passion! At the University of Zurich, I specialised in this field and have continued to do so ever since. Since joining ammonet InfoTech as a content researcher, I have had the opportunity to present condensed summaries of many aspects of my field to the internet public along with articles on interesting aspects of life in Tuscany and Umbria.